Combined Chair and Sleeping Car. (open access)

Combined Chair and Sleeping Car.

Patent for railway passenger train combined chair and sleeping car. The combined chair and sleeping car were designed to utilized less space on the train.
Date: May 31, 1887
Creator: Goelet, Edward B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds Flood Protection Plan (open access)

Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds Flood Protection Plan

Report on a flood protection plan for the Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds in the City of Arlington, Texas.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Espey Consultants, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flytrap. (open access)

Flytrap.

Patent for a "new and improved fly trap arranged to insure [sic] a proper transfer of the flies or other insects" in such a way that the trap bait is preserved for repeated use (lines 14-16).
Date: May 31, 1921
Creator: Wallace, William Simpson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History